SALT LAKE CITY, April 3 /Christian Newswire/ -- Christian Delahunty blames Effexor for the September 2008 death of her six-week-old daughter Indiana. To those responsible for pushing Effexor on Christian and similar drugs on pregnant women across America, that may be "impossible" to prove.
Only with that mindset of denial could someone justify pushing for the passage of federal legislation called "The MOTHERS Act," which would increase the use of psychotropic drugs in pregnant and new mothers.
In 2007 Delahunty approached her doctor about whether she should stop taking Effexor because she wanted one more baby. He told her, "Oh no, you and the baby will be fine. There are no studies that prove that the Effexor is even transferred to the baby in utero or in the breast milk."
"Milk-to-plasma ratios" greater than 1 indicate that a medication is present in higher concentrations in breast milk than in maternal serum. Effexor's milk-to-plasma ratio has been observed at over 4.7 and is therefore not recommended for breastfeeding. Neonates cannot metabolize drugs as quickly as older babies or adults, they absorb more of the drug, and can have 10 to 30 times higher brain tissue concentrations than adults.
According to the Effexor label, animal studies of the drug during pregnancy and continuing through weaning resulted in an increase in stillborn pups, and an increase in pup deaths during the first five days of lactation. In a study of 150 pregnant women exposed to Effexor, 18 had miscarriages and seven had "therapeutic" abortions, while two of the babies had major malformations.
When Indiana was born, she had trouble breathing, scored low on her APGARs, and wouldn't cry. Indiana had to go to the NICU and returned to the doctor's office and hospital several times after going home for various health problems. Christian says Indiana was excessively sleepy and nearly impossible to feed.
On September 7, Christian nursed Indiana at 8 am and then put her down for a nap. Christian went back in at 10 and found she was not breathing.
Indiana was rushed to Children's Hospital by paramedics. The staff was finally able to revive her after 45 minutes and she spent the next five days on life support. But it was too late. Her brain had badly deteriorated. She died on September 13.
Please sign the petition against The MOTHERS Act which will result in more pregnant and new mothers being placed on dangerous psychotropic drugs. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop...
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I am so sorry for the loss of your newborn baby. I hope more physicians become aware of any drugs one cannot take while pregnant. That was an outrage. Good for you for making this video, maybe it will save another baby's life. GOD BLESS YOU.
My 8 month old baby boy James passed away Nov 21st. I was not taking Effexor, but I too encountered major medical mistakes by physicians that make me very angry. I know there is no greater sorrow than what your family is experiencing. Your baby girl is so adorable!!! Just keep your eyes on Jesus and seeing your precious ones again one day soon. Everything will be made right in the end, God said so!! Please take care and know that you are in my families prayers from now on.
I wish I would of known that 9 years ago. I was pregnant in 2000 and i was taken effexor and my doc said it was ok to take while i was preganat. Thank god my son came out ok. I'm sorry for your loss!!
Words cannot express how sorry I am for your loss.
Big Pharma has too much power and pull in the US. Watch prime time TV and you will see a commercial spot for a drug or pharmaceutical company during almost every break. Our people are being brainwashed into believing that medication is the solution to every problem. Modern doctors are now referred to by Pharma as "prescriptionists"... Wake up America! They're killing you with one med and treating the symptoms with another....
Just because nobody did a study on the effects doesn't mean there are none!!! That doctoe should of looked into it firther and I hope this will open the eyes of the medical community!
My doctor told me it would be alright to take Effexor during pregnancy, too. I had a hard time getting pregnant (I never did). Now, maybe I know why I didn't. It probably causes fertility issues too!
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I hope more physicians become aware of any drugs
one cannot take while pregnant. That was an outrage.
Good for you for making this video, maybe it will save
another baby's life. GOD BLESS YOU.
July 26th 08. A VIP named Indiana came into her families lives.
Indiana was born not long after my Daughter Anjeni who was born July 22nd 08.
Please take care and know that you are in my families prayers from now on.
Big Pharma has too much power and pull in the US. Watch prime time TV and you will see a commercial spot for a drug or pharmaceutical company during almost every break. Our people are being brainwashed into believing that medication is the solution to every problem. Modern doctors are now referred to by Pharma as "prescriptionists"... Wake up America! They're killing you with one med and treating the symptoms with another....
America: here's lookin at you, kid!!!